The TVR-made brake master cylinder had begun to leak at the push-rod, and so had to be replaced. A bit surprising it would leak so soon, especially as it almost new and was not a cheap unit. It had just 400+ km on it. The original Girling m/c hadn't been great, either, the inner spring being too weak or something similar. Ah well. The new m/c is a cheaper one, as if they're all going to fail so often, then why not. I did carefully take it apart and inspected and cleaned everything, so I'm hopeful that will extend its life.
If you don't mind undoing bolts, Land Rovers are easy to work on. That overspray on the underside of the hood/bonnet is factory original, by the way (except the part on the frame, which was copied from what was originally there). The mudflaps have been superb at stopping stones and dirt from hitting the bulkhead footwell.
Just a view inside the pedal box. It would be nice if the m/c could come out without having to remove the whole box. Be even nicer if the wing didn't have to come off, too! : )
Hi Mike. I haven't been following your progress for a while so it's great to see that you've got the truck on the road and have entered into the endless ongoing maintenance phase. I'm going to have to get at my Landrover's Pedal Box soon as well (the Clutch Master is acting up). I have a feeling mine won't come apart as easily as yours....
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Hi Geoff! Had wondered where you'd gone. Glad to see you're out and about!
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